Jef Demedts
176 posts


446 watts.
For 90 minutes.
Yeah… what??
At the E3 Saxo Classic, Mathieu van der Poel just casually held numbers most people hit for like a few minutes… for an hour and a half. He really had to go deep for it. And I fear he won’t be that good tomorrow at Wevelgem.
And he shared also that it was his all-time record. He is not declining. Good news before Ronde and Roubaix. 🥰
📷: cyclimage

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@20Th0mas @Cyclingpredpt Nah, wva should take every chance he gets now. But if he doesnt feel well Brennan is the card to pull, and if its a big leading group without brennan Wout should indeed not relay too much.
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@jefdemedts @Cyclingpredpt Nah WvA shouldnt relay and play the brennan card
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Mathieu van der Poel has never won Gent–Wevelgem, all this effort isn’t helping his chances for Sunday… hello, Wout Van Aert.
#E3SaxoClassic
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@faustocoppi60 I really dont see Poggie dropping mvdp in a race like roubaix.. but it would not be the first time Tadej does unthinkable things
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@DeGendtThomas @JDenaeghel @sporza_koers MVDP had zich al half neergelegd bij de siutatie.. 2 seconden langer pushen en ze zaten in zijn wiel. Onbegrijpelijk
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@JDenaeghel @sporza_koers Enerverend was het. Een minuut dichtrijden met 4 en dan niet meer willen overnemen om de laatste 20 meter dicht te rijden.
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@MaxBets001 Better is hard to say but i would say at least the same level as past year, sadly Pog got better so flanders will be hard. But otherwise if Pog is 2% less than expected MVDP will win
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I still think Mathieu is better than ever. Attacking so early with so many flat roads in between just wasn’t that smart.
His strategy will be totally different next week.
Inside Out@InsideOut2912
Boah, it was close but a confirmation of what we observed at MSR last week: MVDP is not quite at the level of previous years. Congrats Pogačar on your 3rd RVV win 😶🌫️
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@JDenaeghel Ik snap volledig dat je in deze situatie gokt en verliest, maar wacht dan toch af tot je in het wiel van mvdp zit..
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Florian Vermeersch moet Van der Poel wel erg graag zien. In de Omloop speelt hij 50km brommer en nu vertikt hij het om een gat van 20 meter op hem toe te rijden. #E3
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@1gunnerz17 @wielervrspllng I can see a mvdp x wva duo ride and sprint for the win
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@wielervrspllng He’s winning on Sunday in Wevelgem in front of my very own eyes😮💨
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We need a super Wout van Aert next week. Its Visma’a only hope. We need a super Mathieu next week. Best hope against Pogi. Thats it. #E3SaxoClassic
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@wielervrspllng I think Poggie is unbeatable on paper in RVV, and MVDP is beatable in roubaix but still the favorite
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@Leoadm09 @Vanaertiste123 Hmm idk, it was an even longer solo mission than past year if i remember correctly
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@jefdemedts @Vanaertiste123 Hello, but I was right, we saw it at the end of the race, he's much weaker than in previous years.
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@faustocoppi60 Working so well together for so long with the chance of beating someone unbeatable.. and then throwing it all away
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@Leoadm09 @Vanaertiste123 What? In MSR i thought maybe mvdp will not be as fresh and good like last year, but this is looking like prime mvdp to me
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@Vanaertiste123 Je te jure mvdp il me fait moins peur je te jure Van Aert peut le suivre tout dépendra du placement
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@denbokkerijder @IFF_race Het gat is zó groot, een goede wva/pedersen gaan daar wss achter vallen maar meedoen met mvdp and pogacar zal een mirakel vereisen
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We zitten met enkele kopmannen (Pogacar, VDP en Vingegaard) die momenteel ver boven de rest uitsteken. Waar die gasten aan de start staan is de rest momenteel vrij kansloos vrees ik. Wel een kleine uitzondering voor @IFF_race gezien het iets minder selectieve parcours.
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Ah it must feel nice to climb Oude Kwaremont with Stan Dewulf chasing you instead of you chasing Tadej Pogacar. Enjoy it while it lasts, Mathieu.
#E3SaxoClassic

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@faustocoppi60 He’s just jumped from group to group and dropped everyone with ease 🤯
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Mathieu VDP drops the breakaway guys on Paterberg and goes solo again. 42 km to go. Good luck to the rest!
#E3SaxoClassic

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@jefdemedts @wielervrspllng He's not in front yet. The early attack is still in front. So technically its not a solo at this moment.
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@wielervrspllng I was about to say that didnt look like prime mvdp on Taaienberg 😭☠️
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